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SkillSoft's multiple features await discovery
You have probably logged in to SkillSoft, the employee portal of online training. Most likely, you have accessed SkillSoft in order to complete required training for Discrimination and Harassment or Lab Safety, as just two examples.
Did you know that SkillSoft has much more to offer? Information collected from Employee Learning and Development indicates that the most popular courses are from the Desktop Curricula, such as "Getting Started With Word 2007."
There also are SkillSoft standard courses that cover such topics as:
- Business skills
- Customer service
- Leadership tools
- Time-management skills
- Problem-solving skills
Access SkillSoft today and peruse the plethora of knowledge offered as a benefit to you.
Questions? E-mail system.training@cu.edu
Cost-saving idea could lead to reward
Do you have a cost-saving idea? You might earn a cash reward. Learn more here:
https://www.cu.edu/articles/upload/HB10-1264-InfoPage.pdf
Boulder blood drive continues Feb. 7-8
You have what it takes to save a life and you have two more days to donate: The Boulder Staff Council sponsors its Bonfils blood drive from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Feb. 7-8 at the UMC room 382-386.
To make an online appointment, go to www.bonfils.org and use site code 0248, or call 303-363-2300.
Meet the new Cognos reporting system at informational meeting
If you work with financial reports, you'll want to attend one of this month's Reporting System Town Hall meetings, offered by the Office of University Controller (OUC) and campus controller staff.
These brief (60-75-minute) sessions will demonstrate the new m-Fin (management-financial) Cognos reports, the new business model for developing them, and plans to create additional m-Fin reports to eventually replace reporting tools from other reporting systems.
Town Hall sessions are scheduled for February 8-16. For campus locations and other details, see the Reporting Initiative website at www.cu.edu/controller/initiatives/reporting.html.
Boulder Faculty Assembly to grant faculty excellence awards
The Boulder Faculty Assembly (BFA) has announced it will grant up to 12 BFA Excellence Awards to Boulder campus faculty in spring 2011. Each award is accompanied by a cash prize of $3,000.
Excellence Award categories are:
- teaching
- service
- research, scholarly and creative work
More information about the awards, including nomination instructions, is available online.
The deadline for receipt of all nomination materials is Feb. 15.
Commitment to community could mean $10,000 prize
The Office of Academic Affairs is soliciting nominations for the annual Faculty Community Service Award, made possible by an endowment from the Chase Corporation through the CU Foundation.
The purpose of the endowment is to provide a single award of $10,000 to a full-time faculty member at one of the campuses of the University of Colorado who has rendered exceptional educational, humanitarian, civic, or other service in his or her community, outside of CU duties and for no pay.
Any university employee or student may submit nominations. Previous winners are not eligible to apply.
Each nomination packet must include:
- A letter of nomination that speaks specifically to the award criteria as stated above.
- Two supporting letters from people within the CU community who have direct knowledge of the nature and benefit of the community service.
- Two supporting letters from people outside the university who have direct knowledge of the nature and benefit of the community service.
- A copy of the faculty nominee's current curriculum vitae.
Additional relevant information supporting the nomination also may be included. Please submit six copies of the complete nomination packet to:
2010-2011 Chase Faculty Community Service Award
Office of Academic Affairs
University of Colorado
1800 Grant Street, Suite 800
Denver, CO 80203
- OR -
Campus Box: 35 UCA
A systemwide advisory committee will review nominations and submit a recommendation to President Bruce D. Benson.
Nomination deadline is Feb. 25.
For more information, contact the Office of Academic Affairs, OfficeofAcademicAffairs@cu.edu or 303-860-5623.
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